Making a miserable PC stable at last

Hi
My system has always been a little temperamental. It will run ok for a few months, then start getting sluggish and eventually crash with Blue Screens requiring a reinstallation of Windows. Anyway, I never did any stability/benchmark testing, or updated BIOS or drivers etc so I think it is about time. I use Windows XP Professional 32-bit but have never installed SP1 or SP2. I am now going to install Windows XP Professional 32-bit with SP2. I just ran CPU-Z to get some information on my system configuration. The results are shown below. Can anyone spot anything that is wrong and likely to cause instability (e.g. stock frequency, RAM timings etc)?
CPU-Z 1.40 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 1 per processor
Number of threads 1 (max 1) per processor
Name AMD Athlon 64 3000+
Code Name ClawHammer
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3000+
Package Socket 754
Family/Model/Stepping F.4.8
Extended Family/Model F.4
Brand ID 4
Core Stepping SH7-C0
Technology 0.13 um
Core Speed 2000.2 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 10.0 x 200.0 MHz
HT Link speed 800.1 MHz
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Instruction sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, x86-64
L1 Data cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Chipset & Memory
Northbridge VIA K8T800 (VT8383) rev. 01
Southbridge VIA VT8237 rev. 00
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Memory Frequency 200.0 MHz (CPU/10)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 2.5 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRDC) 3 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 3 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 8 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) 12 clocks
DRAM Idle Timer 16 clocks
System
System Manufacturer MSI
System Name MS-6702
System S/N 00000000
Mainboard Vendor MSI
Mainboard Model MS-6702
BIOS Vendor American Megatrends Inc.
BIOS Version Version 07.00T
BIOS Date 04/02/01
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, unknown brand
Module 2 DDR, PC3200 (200 MHz), 512 MBytes, unknown brand
Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 8.1b
BIOS
I am still using the BIOS that came with this MSI K8T800 FIS2R motherboard in early 2004.
I was planning to update to the latest BIOS, 7.1, but read somewhere that older cores have problems with certain new BIOS versions. Can I use 7.1 and if not, what is the newest version you recommend I use?
VIA SATA RAID
Should I upgrade to the latest versions of VIA SATA RAID? I am still using the one from 2004.
VIA HYPERION DRIVERS
I want to upgrade to the latest VIA Hyperion system drivers. Should I choose Hyperion Pro or Hyperion 4-1? I tried the 4-1 recently but it only contains 3 drivers so shouldn’t it be called 3-1?
USB 2.0
I have never got USB2.0 to work. My USB2.0 ports just function as regular USB1.0 ports. Any ideas?
QUICK NOTE ON PSU
I initially had a Nexus 350W PSU (+12v = 16a), as shown in my signature below.
http://www.nexustek.nl/nx3500_real_silent_power_supply.htm
Following advice on this forum I upgraded to an OCZ Powerstream 450W PSU (+12v = 30a).
http://www.ocztechnology.com/products/power_management/ocz_powerstream_power_supply
I didn’t really notice a difference in stability and last week, the OCZ just popped. I switched on the power switch to start up, heard a loud bang and the computer refused to start. I switched back to the Nexus and it worked fine so the OCZ is obviously broken.
Finally, will any of these recommendations change if I upgrade to Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit? Thank you in advance for your advice!

Thanks guys.
1.
Should I use the Hyperion 4-1 or Hyperion Pro driver? I read that the Hyperion Pro includes a SATA RAID driver whilst the 4-1 does not. Other than that I do not know of any differences between them. I am installing the VIA SATA RAID driver from the floppy with F6 during Windows installation anyway, so could installing the one on the Hyperion Pro cause a conflict?
2.
Is this the correct order of installation?
Windows XP Professional SP2
VIA Hyperion 4-1 (or Pro?)
DirectX 9
NVIDIA Driver (for my NVIDIA GeForce FX5200 Graphics Card)
LCD Monitor Driver? [IS THIS NEEDED?]
M-Audio FireWire 410 External Soundcard Driver
3.
Should I install the display driver contained in the Hyperion driver package or just install my NVIDIA driver for my graphics card? I want to avoid driver conflicts.
4.
How come the Hyperion "4-1" only contains 3 drivers?
Cheers.

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[ 61.584845] [<ffffffff81058090>] warn_slowpath_common+0x70/0xa0
[ 61.584851] [<ffffffff8105810c>] warn_slowpath_fmt+0x4c/0x50
[ 61.584858] [<ffffffff8104543f>] check_for_bios_corruption+0x10f/0x120
[ 61.584865] [<ffffffff8104545e>] check_corruption+0xe/0x40
[ 61.584873] [<ffffffff81075e30>] process_one_work+0x170/0x440
[ 61.584880] [<ffffffff81076905>] worker_thread+0x115/0x3d0
[ 61.584886] [<ffffffff810767f0>] ? manage_workers+0x340/0x340
[ 61.584892] [<ffffffff8107b5d0>] kthread+0xc0/0xd0
[ 61.584898] [<ffffffff8107b510>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x120/0x120
[ 61.584905] [<ffffffff814d96ac>] ret_from_fork+0x7c/0xb0
[ 61.584910] [<ffffffff8107b510>] ? kthread_create_on_node+0x120/0x120
[ 61.584914] ---[ end trace 1563130596fe98e7 ]---

Nekos wrote:
I have this message with dmesg and kernel 3.9.2-1, it disappears with kernel downgrade (3.8.11), what can i do ??
p.s.
the system seems to be stable.
Well, the pithy answer would be to buy a computer from a vendor who supports free operating systems.
Of course, I own and love my DV4.
What does it mean? Some BIOS implementations use areas of low memory without properly allocating it (letting the operating system know it is in use). Windows just does not use that area of memory, and some vendors do a sloppy job in their software quality; it only has to work with Redmond code, so why fix it?
Linux is forced to implement a bunch of ridiculous hacks to work around low quality hardware and firmware. You found one. The kernel was watching that memory to see if it could be trusted. Something changed that memory when nothing (in the kernel's view) should have touched it. Since it changed, the kernel has taken note that that memory should not be trusted. Kind of analogous to finding a bad block on a disk drive and subsequently ignoring it by adding it to a list of bad blocks.
So, aside from sucking it up because you lost some usable memory, you need do nothing.
EDIT: BTW, it probably means the new kernel is more stable.
Last edited by ewaller (2013-05-16 15:03:00)

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